地动山摇 (dì dòng shān yáo) — earthshaking; literally 'the earth quakes and mountains move' — describes violent shaking or upheaval; (figurative) earthshaking, momentous, of great impact

Definition

Idiom from the literal image of the earth quaking and mountains swaying; used for catastrophic shaking or, figuratively, a 'seismic' event with enormous impact.

idiom
earthshakingliterally 'the earth quakes and mountains move' — describes violent shaking or upheaval(figurative) earthshakingmomentousof great impact

Beispiele

  • 地动山摇
    Bào zhà shēng dì dòng shān yáo, zhěng gè chéng shì dōu gǎn jué dào le.
    The explosion was earthshaking; the whole city felt it.
  • 地动山摇
    Zhè chǎng gé mìng de yǐng xiǎng kě yǐ shuō shì dì dòng shān yáo.
    The impact of this revolution can be described as earthshaking.
  • 地动山摇
    Dì zhèn lái shí dì dòng shān yáo, dà jiā dōu hěn hài pà.
    When the earthquake came, the earth quaked and mountains shook — everyone was terrified.

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